Watchlist for August 1, 2005

Don’t forget to stop by MaoXian’s chat this evening at 8 (Eastern time). The main topic will be day trading but we’re also going to discuss high-priced vs. low-priced stocks. It should be a good session.

Potential swing trades:

Longs – None

Shorts – None

Potential day trades:

(From Briefing.com)

Gapping Down

ILE -27% (announces preliminary Phase III results; CIBC downgrade), WPCS -16% (reports Q4), SBL -6% (reports Q2; CEO resigns), RNVS -5%, ARIA -5% (announces stock offering), DRYS -4%, HANS -3% (negative Barron’s article), LEA -2.4% (downgraded to Underperform at Baird and Wachovia).

Gapping Up

FORD +6% (joins IBD list at #1), IIJI +11% (co and Hewlett-Packard form RFID alliance), REV +13%, EXM +9%, ABGX +6.1% (gets fast track designation from FDA for Panitumumab), WVCM +6%, TEX +5% (Mad Money mention), NGEN +4.3% (awarded $2.5 mln grant), FOXH +4% (CEO appears on CNBC), GDT +3.6% (gets FDA approval to re-enter heart failure market), ITWO +2.7%, EBAY +2.6% (Smith Barney upgrade; tgt raised to $51; up in sympathy: EPAY +2.2%), DCX +2.5% (mentioned in Barron’s), RD +2.3% (oil stocks stronger on death of Saudi leader), AUDC +2.2%, SIRI +1.8% (Ford to offer service beginning this month).

Intraday Updates:

  • 09:20 EBAY has my attention as it jumps over its 200-day moving average
  • 09:40 FLIR and TALX just hit the scanner
  • 09:52 Watching AMLN, it’s up 8% now
  • 09:54 Watching NIHD
  • 09:57 Briefing just highlighted EBIX — that puppy’s thin as hell with a 57 cent spread as I type this. Beware!
  • 10:06 Watching JUPM as it breaks out on the daily chart
  • 10:07 Ditto for COGT
  • 10:56 NICE just popped up on the scanner
  • 10:57 MNTA’s running again… this bad boy can really move
  • 11:55 OVEN’s running on news of a deal
  • 11:59 BOOM’s, uh, booming :-)

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Comments

  1. Posted by TMan on August 1, 2005 at 12:50 pm

    In regards to FORD making IBD#1 spot, wonder if that is a good or bad thing.

  2. Posted by Michael on August 1, 2005 at 12:53 pm

    I won’t be surprised if that marks a short-term top